For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
the scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The opportunity to love a dog and to treat it with kindness is an opportunity for a lost and selfish heart to… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Stop. You can’t love me because you’re lonely, or because I am the only one who doesn’t piss you off. I want… — Caitlyn S Copy Share Image
As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“You selfish bitch!" She had known for a long time that putting her needs above those of Adam's wife and children was… — Anna McPartlin Copy Share Image
I've always known that the quality of love was the mind, even though the body sometimes refuses this knowledge. The body lives… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Fear-of not being loved, of abandonment, of being thought to be selfish-is the main thing that keeps us vulnerable and bound in… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
I was brought up not to be selfish or self-centered. So if you play somebody who isn't so lovable, you can play… — Julie Kavner Copy Share Image
“It’s selfish and horrible, but in this terrible moment, all I want is to be a plain old American teenager. Who can… — Samira Ahmed Copy Share Image
People are selfish. But they can also be compassionate and generous, and they care about the country. But not when they feel… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. It is itself the great venture… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The left think that this special place in the world, the United States of America, it just happened. It just is. And… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Love, friendship, respect, admiration are the emotional response of one man to the virtues of another, the spiritual payment given in exchange… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Without love and kindness life is cold, selfish and uninteresting and leads to distaste for everything. With kindness, the difficult becomes easy,… — Charles Wagner Copy Share Image
“Socialists, charity workers, carers, people who volunteer to help others; they're all - and he's quite convinced about this - they're all… — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
This is the true joy of life-the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, the being thoroughly… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Don't be so ignorant as to think that what we're exercising is freedom if we've bled it of morals, purged it of… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
If I try to make only enough money for my family' immediate needs, it may violate Scripture. ...Even though earning just enough… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up,… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
I was sorry for her; I was amazed, disgusted at her heartless vanity; I wondered why so much beauty should be given… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
I only had a couple of months of Meisner classes, so it didn't fully stick with me. The biggest thing I took… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
I can't say the connection is one I've made consciously, but quitting drinking allowed me to be less selfish. My wife would… — Andy Daly Copy Share Image
We are all the time, from our childhood, trying to lay the blame upon something outside ourselves. We are always standing up… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I didn't do anyting wrong. All I know is I saw two people struggling to get inside these walls and they [Minho… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency.… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Poets seem to write more easily about love than prose writers. For a start, they own that flexible ‘I’…. Then again, poets… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these… — David Simon Copy Share Image
“This is the way I see it: if you get to know yourself really well, you might discover that deep down inside… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I want my husband to lead me and our family. But in order for him to do that I must be willing… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
History down through the centuries has proved again and again that there can be but one outcome to a struggle for selfish… — Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr Copy Share Image
I use the word "god" a lot, and I'm not sure if I know what I believe god is. I don't believe… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
Those who are esteemed umpires of taste, are often persons who have acquired some knowledge of admired pictures or sculptures, andhave an… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“The selfish thing to do was to play to everyone’s needs to feel accepted. The unselfish thing to do was to be… — Rene Gutteridge Copy Share Image
The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought by many. But the pure love of Christ differs… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can… — African Spir Copy Share Image
“You know, every once in a while, it's okay to just live for yourself." Kier held up a hand, forestalling her objection.… — Claudia Gray Copy Share Image